Who's right here?

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Movie
German title Who's right here?
Original title Lady and Gent
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1932
length 84 minutes
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Director Stephen Roberts
script Grover Jones
William Slavens McNutt
music John Leipold
camera Harry Fischbeck
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Who's right here? is an American drama from 1932. The screenplay is based on a story by the two screenwriters Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt .

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The aging boxer Slag Bailey loses his battle against newcomer Buzz Kinney. The defeat means the end of their career for him and his manager Pin Streaver, because promoter Cash Enright puts them both out of the door. That night, Pin breaks into Enright's house to steal the money from the safe. However, he is surprised by a police officer and shot. Slag finds Pin's body and in her pockets a key and a deed to a house. Slag and his girlfriend, singer Puff Rogers, believe that Pin must have led a double life. Puff intercepts a telegram that is addressed to a James Streaver. Someone by the name of Ted plans to meet Pin in Ironton the next day.

Slag and Puff find the house and wait there for the announced visit. When someone knocks, they open the door and a boy introduces himself as Pins son Ted. Slag becomes clear the reason for Pins' constant lack of money. Pin bought the house so that he could settle there with his son. Slag tells Ted about his father's death. He and Puff want to take care of Ted from now on. Puff longs to return to Broadway, but when Slag finds work in a steel mill, the three are soon seen as a family.

Ted grows up and becomes a football star. Slag boxes at fairs at night to raise funds for Ted's college visit. During a game that Ted was watching Slag, he was caught in a row brawl and arrested. In the cell he meets his former opponent Buzz Kinney, who is now at the end of an unhappy marriage. Puff and Slag help Buzz get out of jail and then sit in a restaurant. Buzz criticizes Puff's unflattering appearance and is knocked down by Slag for it. But Puff knows that Buzz's words are true, because she never wanted to stay in this ugly suburb for so long.

Ted comes home and brings Cash Enright. Cash wants to turn Ted into a boxer if he drops out of college. Puff throws Enright out so he can't corrupt her foster son. But Ted really wants to make some quick money. Slag wants to stop the boy. Slag and Ted begin a fight, with Slag knocked out. Puff reminds Ted that Slag took care of him. Ted is full of remorse and asks if the two would officially adopt him. Slag and Puff marry.

Awards

In 1932 , Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Story.

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The premiere took place on July 11, 1932 in Great Britain and on July 15, 1932 in the USA.

The film is one of over 700 Paramount Pictures productions shot between 1929 and 1949, the television rights of which were sold to Universal Pictures in 1958 .

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